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The Making of China’s War with Japan

Zhou Enlai and Zhang Xueliang

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Authors:
  1. Mayumi Itoh

    1. Princeton, USA

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  • Offers a comprehensive account in English of Zhou Enlai’s mid-career against the backdrop of Japanese imperialism

  • Provides a key analysis to understand Zhou Enlai's role in the birth of the Chinese Communist Party

  • Based on in-depth analysis of key primary sources, including newly declassified diplomatic archives

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Mayumi Itoh
    Pages 1-6

  3. May Fourth Movement and Early Career of Zhou Enlai

    • Mayumi Itoh
    Pages 7-23

  4. Zhou Enlai Goes to Europe and Becomes a Communist

    • Mayumi Itoh
    Pages 25-54

  5. First KMT–CPC United Front and Assassination of Zhang Zuolin

    • Mayumi Itoh
    Pages 55-84

  6. Manchurian Incident and the Long March

    • Mayumi Itoh
    Pages 85-111

  7. Eve of the Xi’an Incident: Zhou Enlai Meets Zhang Xueliang

    • Mayumi Itoh
    Pages 113-140

  8. Xi’an Incident: Secret Meeting Between Zhou Enlai and Chiang Kai-shek

    • Mayumi Itoh
    Pages 141-172

  9. Zhou Enlai Negotiates with Chiang Kai-shek for Peaceful Settlement

    • Mayumi Itoh
    Pages 173-194

  10. Formation of the Second KMT–CPC United Front Against Japan

    • Mayumi Itoh
    Pages 195-215

  11. Conclusion

    • Mayumi Itoh
    Pages 217-234

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 235-256
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About this book

This cutting edge study examines the career of Chinese politician and diplomat Zhou Enlai (1898–1976) and assesses his leadership role in the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) strategy against the Japanese invasion of China which established the foundation for post-World War II Sino-Japanese relations. It considers how Zhou dealt with Japanese imperialism during his midcareer, from the May Fourth Movement to the formation of the second United Front between the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the CPC against Japan, which paved the way for the Chinese victory in the second Sino-Japanese War. Addressing significant moments such as the Manchurian Incident and the Xi’an Incident, it provides a thought-provoking reexamination of Zhou’s involvement in the May Fourth Movement of 1919, the first national grassroots movement in the modern history of China calling for anti-imperialism and nationalism, and also of his time in Europe, as essential background to understand the birth of the CPC and Zhou’s role in it, as well as Zhou's collaboration with Zhang Xueliang, the culprit of the Xi'an Incident. Through an in-depth analysis of primary sources, including Zhou’s own writings, the oral history of Chinese officials, and newly declassified diplomatic archives, this work presents a comprehensive and accurate account of Zhou’s career against the backdrop of Japanese imperialism.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Princeton, USA

    Mayumi Itoh

About the author

Mayumi Itoh is a former professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has also taught at Princeton University and Queens College, City University of New York and has written numerous books, including Globalization of Japan (1998), The Hatoyama Dynasty (2003), Japanese Wartime Zoo Policy (2010), and The Origin of Ping-Pong Diplomacy (2011).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Making of China’s War with Japan

  • Book Subtitle: Zhou Enlai and Zhang Xueliang

  • Authors: Mayumi Itoh

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0494-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-0493-3Published: 12 October 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9176-6Published: 27 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-0494-0Published: 03 October 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 256

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of China, History of Japan, Political History

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